10 Years After Katrina, Will California’s Capital Be The Next New Orleans?

10 Years After Katrina, Will California’s Capital Be The Next New Orleans? A 2011 New York Times Magazine story sounded the alarm: “Scientists consider Sacramento — which sits at the confluence of the Sacramento and American Rivers and near the Delta — the most flood-prone city in the nation.” The article went on to note that experts fear an earthquake or violent Pacific superstorm could destroy the city’s levees and spur a megaflood that could wreak untold damage on California’s capital region. ...(read more) shared from With the 10 year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina is coming up on Saturday, ThinkProgress took a look at our nation’s levy system and found that amid widespread failure, one city is a catastrophe waiting to happen. Yesterday, cable news freaked outabout the fluctuating stock market, encouraging panicked investing choices – but if some Republicans had their way, the fallout could have been much worse. And Elizabeth Warren may not be in the 2016 race, but she’s still pulling the strings…those stories and more, in our top news of the day: If Social Security Had Been In Private Accounts The Stock Market Drop Could Have Been A Disaster Obama Just Picked The Customer’s Side Against The Nevada Utility That’s Trying To Kill Rooftop Solar How Elizabeth Warren Is Pulling The Strings In 2016 Back in March of this year, Senator Elizabeth Warren dashed scores of progressives’ hopes and dreams with one simple sentence: “I’m not running and I’m not going to run.”...(read more) Republicans Say You Should Be Able To Carry Guns Everywhere. This Proves They Don’t Mean It. ThinkProgress | Center for American Progress Action Fund 1333 H ST NW | Washington, DC 20005

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